Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead

Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student.

1:53 PM,
Apr. 25, 2013

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Brown University shows Brown University student Sunil Tripathi. Rhode Island medical examiner?s office on Thursday, April 25, 2013 identified a body pulled from waters off a Providence park as that of Tripathi, a 22-year-old Brown University student missing since mid-March. Tripathi was identified through a forensic dental exam, but a cause of death has not been determined, said Dara Chadwick, a spokeswoman for the state health department. City police say members of the Brown crew team found the body Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in the water off India Point Park. (AP Photo/Brown University, File)

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Doug Stanglin
USA TODAY

A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings.

Health Department spokeswoman Dara Chadwick said Thursday that the body of Sunil Tripathi was identified through dental records.

It was not immediately clear when Tripathi, who was last seen March 15, died. The cause of death has also not been determined. ...